Women’s Herstory Month: Writer’s Cafe with Bushra Rehman

Join us for refreshing drinks and lunch with Bushra Rehman, author of Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion, Corona, and co-editor of Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism. Bushra will speak of what inspires her as a queer Asian-American writer, as well as her writing process and techniques for writing. Mingle with other student writers as Bushra leads a creative writing activity for all.

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About Bushra Rehman
Rehman’s dark comedy, Corona, was chosen by the NY Public Library as one of its favorite books about NYC. She’s co-editor of Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism and author of the collection of poetry Marianna’s Beauty Salon. Rehman’s newest novel, Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion, is a modern classic about what it means to be Muslim and queer in a Pakistani-American community. Roses was noted as a Best Book and Editor’s Choice by The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, The New York Times, Good Morning America, Ms. Magazine

Questions? Email Dr. Linh An at La1092@hunter.cuny.edu.

This event is sponsored by BMCC Women Herstory Month, Women’s Resource Center (WRC), the BMCC-Hunter AANAPISI Bridge Initiative (ABI), and Hunter College’s AANAPISI Project (HCAP).

CCT: Co-Curricular Transcript (CCT) credit approved. Attend two or more CCT approved events for CCT credit.

See a list of all Women’s Herstory Month events at BMCC.

For more information, contact the Women’s Resource Center  at (212) 220-8166 or wrc@bmcc.cuny.edu.

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